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Regulation 16 Scope of duty to repatriate

Where there is a duty on a fishing vessel owner to provide for the repatriation of a fisherman under regulation 14, that duty ends when—

(a)

the fisherman is repatriated in accordance with regulation 14;

(b)

the fishing vessel owner makes reasonable arrangements for repatriation which are unsuccessful because of the fisherman's unreasonable conduct;

(c)

the fishing vessel owner has used reasonable endeavours to contact the fisherman for a period of three months or more, but has been unable to make such contact;

(d)

the fisherman confirms in writing to the fishing vessel owner that repatriation is not required; or

(e)

the fisherman is dead.